No one is perfect. Most folks who adhere to the Paleo diet follow an 85/15 or even 80/20 rule of thumb. Eat Paleo 85 percent of the time, and non-Paleo 15 percent of the time…

Strict Paleo devotees tend to not eat Paleo baked goods. The thought here is that cavemen didn’t take Paleo ingredients and mix them into muffins. I like muffins, but that’s just me. Which leads me to:

Do what works for you. You’ll never find any Paleo Shame here, we are all on our journey and hopefully we are doing the best we can. One of my favorite quotes of all time, introduced to a 14 year-old impressionable Aspen on an Outward Bound expedition, is this: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Thank you Outward Bound and thank you Theodore Roosevelt.

Resources:

There are so many places to look for information on the Paleo diet. Here are a few good ones to start: